New Mac Mini were very fast

Not long ago, Apple began selling a new line Mac Mini computer. Among the changes - a faster processor and increased RAM. The authors of the magazine Macworld conducted control testing of its Mac mini. In general, the results can be concluded that the speed of new computers from Apple is significantly increased.

The new line of Mac Mini, as you know, uses two models of the Core 2 Duo processor - with a frequency of 2.26 GHz (a Mac mini costs $ 599) and 2.53 GHz ($ 799). Also, the model for $ 599 installed 2GB of RAM, and a model for $ 799 - 4 GB. Hard disk capacity is not changed, the model for $ 599 is 160 GB, and the model for $ 799 - a 320 GB. Of course, in a set of Mac mini is still not part of the keyboard, monitor and mouse.

When comparing the work of two new Mac mini, the difference between their performance was about 10%. This result was obtained during the 17 tests.

If we compare the new Mac mini computer for $ 799 from the previous model at the same price, but with the volume RAM 2 GB, then the updated "Mini" requires, in general, 16% less time to perform all tasks. In particular, the tests to work with Photoshop Mac mini Memory 4GB completed 15% faster, and tests Aperture - 16% faster than the model with a processor speed of 2.53GHz previous generation.

But the model for $ 599 with a processor speed of 2.26 GHz to 7% ahead of the performance model for $ 599 the previous generation (the processor - 2GHz, RAM - 1 GB). Again, with the tasks in Photoshop a new model to work by 7% faster, and Aperture - 5% faster.

It should also be noted that in the new line of Mac mini and there is a server version, in which instead of an optical drive is installed a second hard drive.

From the test results can be found at this page.